Fence-post.



P. O. SCHILLING.

FENCE POST.

APPLICATION FILED 020.4. 1916.

Patented Aug. 7, 1917.

WITNESSES non.

" PAUL; o. SCHILLING, or HORICON, WISCONSIN.

FENCE-POST.

esser-i Specification. of Letters Patent.

Patented Au a, 1917.

Application filed December 4, 1916. Serial No. 134,993.

To a whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL O. SCl-IILLING, a

[citizen of the United States, residing at -.Ho'ricon, in the county ofDodge and State -fence post of the metal type and the prin be easilyinoved to a position totighten': the

"cipal object of the invention is to provide an improved means forengaging line wires "to tighten the wires and hold the same in tight f e'gagement with the post.

i construe ',;the fastening device that it may wires ,or 'releasethemthus permittingthe .Wir'esito be securely but releasably held inplace. i

. Another object of the invention to so "i -"construct this wirefastener that all of the .wir

of'gthe wires tightened by a single V opera ion.

Another object of the invention is to so constructthis-post and wirefastener that the 1 wire fastener the wires from that;

ires ill not beigdamaged and therefore alte it unnecessary to spl ce thewires in c as the, line of the fence is changed and 30 the posts broghtfat di'fi'e nt points along which I they originally occupied.

Anotherobject of l the invention is to provide a'post and wi'r fastenerwhich will be ry siinple inconstiuction but atthe same time i'ferystrong and durable and serviceii'1e.;. 5? Thi sii'ivertti'd 'isillustrated in the accomi ianyiingf draiwing wherein itFiigire 1 i savievi showing the improved "ii-istiii elevation yith the wires connectediihe-rewitli,

Fig.2 is a view showing the improved post in vertical section with-thewire fastener in elevation," I v I. Fig. 3 isa tia 'isvcrse sectionalview through the post and wire fastener before is turned to theoperative pothe fastener sition, and;

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 W1illl the turned'to an operativeposition.

(er/ob ect of the invention ,is to. so"

"-Y:may ;be.'secured by the single device The post 10 may:v be cast orformed of sheetmetal and, as will be seen from an inspection of Fig. 2,is hollow and terminates at its lower end in a penetrating point 11which permits the post to be easily driven into the ground. The fencewires 12am passed through the slots 13 in the post and when first put inplace will extend trans r versely throughthe post as shown in Fig. 3. 'lhe securing bar or rod 14 for the wires is.

positioned in the post between the wires 12 and the slotted portion ofthe post as shown in Fig. 3 and is provided with lugs 15 having notchesformed therein to receive the wires when the securing rod or bar isturned from the position shown in Fig. 3 to that shown in Fig. 4. Asthis securing 19d is turned,.the lngs'or arms 15 by engaging the wireswill force these wires to assume the bent position of Fig. 4 and thewires will thus be held in the stretched and tightened condition, itbeingof course understood that the wires had previously been tightenedby some other device. The fact that the bar 14- is rectangular in crosssection will prevent the bar from having a tendency to turn and resumethe position shown in Fig. 3 and therefore the wires will not bereleased until so desired, at. which time, the securing bar will beturned by a suitable wrench'thus releasing the wires. It will thus beseen that by means of this improved post and securing device, the, wirescan be securely held in engagement with the post and further heldtightly stretched without it being necessary to damage the wires. v

What is claimed is 1. A fence post comprising a hollotv body providedwithtransversely extending slots to receive fence wires extendingthrough the post, and a securing bar rectangular in cross section andextending into the hollow body through the slotted portion thereof andpro vided with lugs having notches formed therein, the lugs engaging thewires passing through the post with the wires seated in the notches whenthe securing bar is turned in the post from an inoperative to an operative position. i

2. A fence post comprising "a hollow body provided with transverselyextending slots to receive fence wires extending through the post, and:1 securing bar extending into the In testimony whereof I niiix mysignature hollow )ost throlwh the slotted iortion in n'esenco of twowitnesses.

C) V 7 (r r 1 on i thereof and p10\ lC iQ(i with lu s fol engi PAUL O.SCHILLING' mg the \vlres passing through the post and bending the Wireswithin the post when the \Vitnesses:

securing bar is turned in the post from an R. NnLsoN,

inoperative to an operative position. W. H. MARKJLUI.

